Germany to Tighten Rules on Deporting Foreigners Who Glorify Terror Acts Amid Gaza War
Germany is set to introduce stricter measures aimed at deporting foreigners who glorify acts of terrorism, particularly in response to a surge in online hate speech during the Gaza war. The new rules, agreed upon by the German government, will enable authorities to deport non-citizens for even a single social media comment that glorifies or condones terrorist offenses. The Interior Ministry announced that these measures are a direct response to an increase in hate posts, especially from Islamists, following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which precipitated the Gaza conflict. The fatal stabbing of a police officer by an Afghan asylum seeker in Mannheim further intensified the debate on deportations and prompted calls for stricter actions against online hate and glorification of violence. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser emphasized the need to combat Islamist and anti-Semitic hate crimes on the internet, describing those who glorify terrorist acts as having no place in Ge...
